Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Acting

Born May 23, 1910 · Terre Haute, Indiana, USA

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man,…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Acting(115)

2024Shine On: The Forgotten Shining LocationSelf (archive footage)

2024Transformers: 40th Anniversary EventJazz (archive audio)

2011Scooby-Doo! and the Pirates(voice) (archive footage)

1987Transformers: The Return of Optimus PrimeJazz

1987Rock OdysseyJukebox (voice)

1986The Transformers: The MovieJazz (voice)

1986Morningstar/Eveningstar

1986The Transformers: More Than Meets the EyeJazz (voice)

1985The Journey of Natty GannSherman

1985Paw PawsEugene the Genie (voice)

1984The TransformersJazz (voice)

1983Two of a KindEarl

1983This Is Your LifeSelf

1983Twilight Zone: The MovieMr. Bloom

1983Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?Self - Sketch Performer

1983CasablancaSam

1982Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMose Wheeler

1982Deadly EyesGeorge Faskins

1982It Takes Two

1982Matt Houston

1982Madame's PlaceSelf

1982HotelGarland Fisk

1982Zapped!Dexter Jones

1982WorkingParking Attendant

1982One of the BoysBernard Soloman

1982American PlayhouseParking Attendant

1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandDewey Stevens

1981Hill Street Blues

1980Magnum, P.I.Tickler

1980Making 'The Shining'Self

1980The Harlem Globetrotters Meet Snow WhiteNate (voice)

1980Bronco BillyDoc Lynch

1980The ShiningHallorann

1979Scavenger HuntSam

1979Banjo the Woodpile CatCrazy Legs (voice)

1979The Super GlobetrottersNate Branch / Liquid Man (voice)

1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(voice)

1978Flying High

1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf

1978The Cheap DetectiveTinker

1978Mean Dog BluesMudcat

1977The Incredible Hulk

1977The Love BoatVirgil Gibson

1977Scooby's All-StarsHong Kong Phooey (voice)

1976Silver StreakRalston

1976Chesty Anderson U.S. NavyBen Benson

1976The ShootistMoses

1976Stay HungryWilliam

1976Laverne & Shirley

1975Friday FosterReverend Noble Franklin

1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOrderly Turkle

1975Starsky & Hutch

1975CoonskinPappy / Old Man Bone (voice)

1975Man on the OutsideRuben Hammer

1975The FortuneFisherman

1975Linda Lovelace for PresidentSuper Black

1975Win, Place or StealAttendant

1974Chico and the ManLouie

1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerUncle Filemon

1974Hong Kong PhooeyHong Kong Phooey (voice)

1974Truck TurnerDuke

1974Sty of the Blind PigDoc

1974Black Belt JonesPop Byrd

1973KojakGaylord Fuller

1973GriffJoe Rawls

1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSelf

1973Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters(voices)

1973Slaughter's Big Rip-OffCleveland

1973Detroit 9000Reverend Markham

1972The King of Marvin GardensLewis

1972Lady Sings the BluesBig Ben

1972Temperatures Rising

1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesMeadowlark Lemon (voice)

1972The LoraxSinger

1972Sanford and Son

1971ChandlerSmoke

1971McMillan & WifeFloyd

1971NicholsJack

1970The AristocatsScat Cat (voice)

1970The Great White HopeCarnival Barker (uncredited)

1970The Odd CoupleBlind Man

1970Harlem Globetrotters

1970Bloody MamaMoses

1969Hello, Dolly!Mr. Jones (Porter) (uncredited)

1969Love, American StyleOne-Man Band

1969Hook, Line and SinkerThe Corpse (uncredited)

1968Adam-12George Strothers

1967IronsideJason

1964BewitchedHandler

1964The PatsyShoeshine Boy

1964Lady in a CageMr. Paul's Assistant (uncredited)

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1961The Sins of Rachel CadeMusinga

1960Johnny MidnightTrain Attendant (uncredited)

1959Bourbon Street BeatJoe

1959Porgy and BessCrabman

1959Alias Jesse JamesRailroad Porter (uncredited)

1958Tarzan and the TrappersTyana

1956Between Heaven and HellGeorge (uncredited)

1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTimothy

1954Johnny DarkHimself

1953Walking My Baby Back HomeSmiley

1953East of SumatraBaltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

1953Meet Me at the FairEnoch Jones

1951Yes Sir, Mr. BonesScatman

1950Lux Video TheatreJohnson

1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf